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Hepatitis B and C viral infection: prevalence, knowledge, attitude and practice among barbers and clients in Gharbia governorate, Egypt

2010; World Health Organization; Volume: 16; Issue: 01 Linguagem: Inglês

10.26719/2010.16.1.10

1687-1634

S SHALABY, Ibrahim Kabbash, G. El Saleet, Nadia Mansour, Ahmad Marzuki Omar, A. El Nawawy,

Hepatitis Viruses Studies and Epidemiology

A study in Egypt determined the prevalence of hepatitis B and C virus infections among barbers (n = 308) and their clients (n = 308) in Gharbia governorate, and assessed knowledge, attitude and practices during hair-cutting and shaving.HBsAg was detected among 4.2% of barbers and 3.9% of clients (more urban than rural).Anti-HC antibodies were detected in 12.3% of barbers and 12.7% of clients.HCV-RNA prevalence was 9.1% among both barbers and clients (more rural than urban).Knowledge was high among the majority of participants and good practices during shaving and hair-cutting were observed for the majority of barbers.Barbers appeared to have no job-related risk of acquiring viral hepatitis.